baby mirrors in the car.. Danger or not a danger

I got the mirrors you put in front of the infant car seats for the car and a co-worker told me very dangerous and to take back. Them seem secure to me but what do i know. Is anyone planning on using or not using them bc of the danger?

When we had our car seat inspected/installed by a safety technician at the fire dept for our son she had us remove the mirrors saying that they were dangerous in the event of an accident. They can disengage and come apart and the edges are sharp plastic. We took them down, but def missed being able to see our little guy!

So, the fireman who did our carseat inspection when I was pregnant with my son said anything is a hazard that is not really held down because it can become a projectile in a car accident. He said that its totally up to us though and that he's just required to tell us that. However, I still use the mirror. It's a softer one and I feel a need to see my son when I'm driving. I don't use the window shades, they fall off a lot anyway. I was rear ended very hard (my son was not in the car) and the mirror stayed put. It could still fly for a harder collision.

I agree, everything is a danger. It was dangerous for us to get pregnant, its dangerous for us to deliver, its dangerous for us bringing another life into the world, its dangerous using this or that, blah blah blah

I went to a car safety class and the danger is that they will become a projectile in an accident or it hits baby in the head. Also, her best point about it was if you are looking back at the mirror, then you arent looking at the road! She was very adimate about certain no-nos but with the mirror she said something to the effect of "you wouldn't be a terrible mother if you use a mirror".

After the class I looked mine over, it's made of fairly soft materials. So I decided that the risk of it hurting the baby was pretty low compared to the convince of being able to see what is bothering my child. And I will do my best to make the habit of only looking back at the baby mirror when I'm at a stop light or pulled over or something.

If you are seriously going to worry about projectiles in your car, then you will have to keep a very clean car. My son likes to have toys while in his carseat. Technically, these toys could become projectiles. I keep an Umbrella stroller in the back, technically that could become a projectile. Your diaper bag? Projectile. That box of Kleenex? Projectile.